''La Bolduc'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

François Bouvier François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec."A paradoxical people put on quite the show". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 15, 1985. His credits have included the films ''Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', ''Unf ...

and released in 2018. A biopic of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

folk singer

La Bolduc Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc, born Travers, (June 4, 1894 – February 20, 1941) was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s, she was known as the ...

, the film stars

Debbie Lynch-White Debbie Lynch-White (born 1986) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Most noted for her performance in the 2018 film ''La Bolduc'' in the title role as folk singer Mary Rose-Anna "La Bolduc" Travers, she was previously known for ...

in the title role. The film also stars

Émile Proulx-Cloutier Émile Proulx-Cloutier (born 1983) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''We Are the Others (Nous sommes les autres)'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the ...

as Bolduc's husband Édouard, Bianca Gervais as her friend Juliette Newton and

Mylène Mackay Mylène Mackay (born 7 July 1987) is a Canadian actress. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in ''Endorphine''. In 2016, she appeared as Nelly Arcan in ...

as activist and politician

Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Casgrain, ., née Forget (10 July 1896 – 3 November 1981) was a French Canadian feminist, reformer, politician and senator. She was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the province of Quebec, as well as the first ...

, as well as

Yan England Yan England-Girard (born 9 december 1981) is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow du ...

, Serge Postigo,

Germain Houde Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Quebec Genie Award-winning actor. He is predisposed by his physique to playing tough-guy parts; his screen characters have ranged from cruel criminals to corrupt policemen. A graduate of the Conservatoi ...

Jean Beaudry Jean Beaudry (born 1947 in Trois-Rivières) is a Canadian film director, actor and screenwriter from Quebec.Bill Brownstein, "Tenth film in Demers's Tales offers rock-solid family fare". ''Montreal Gazette'', July 7, 1990. He is most noted as co-d ...

and

Paul Doucet Paul Doucet (born 1970) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Jean Duceppe in ''Jean Duceppe''. Early life Doucet was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. He studied drama at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Career His most ...

. The film premiered at the Festival du film de l'Outaouais on March 23, 2018, before going into general release across Quebec on April 6. It topped the provincial box office in its opening weekend, and finished 2018 as the year's second highest grossing Canadian film."2018′s top-grossing Canadian films, box office"
'' Playback'', January 3, 2018.

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* 2018 films 2018 biographical drama films Films directed by François Bouvier Canadian biographical drama films 2018 drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub